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There's an old saying, "The more things change, the more they stay the same."
And modern Russia a perfect example of this saying. And this move to the past autocratic methods is creating a very unstable future for the energy markets.
Dr. Moors explains the warning signs in Moscow that are making energy traders start to worry.To find out what's happening and what it means to you, read on...

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As the new balance emerges, we will see a realignment of global energy prices. And both the sourcing and use of energy will open up significant opportunities worldwide. Here's what's causing the shift.

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Something big unfolded on my trip to Frankfurt last week.
It began with meetings in Germany over natural gas prices. They morphed into a discussion on how government subsidies affect energy prices. Our conversation turned to a recent IMF report that criticized taxes on energy - specifically pre-tax concessions - those provided by governments to producers in oil exporting countries.
That led four of us to drop everything in Germany and fly to Dubai, so we could hash out the matter firsthand with some of the folks responsible for those tax benefits.
What we learned there could change everything in the global energy markets and have huge consequences for energy investors around the world.Remember, you heard it here first…

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Energy stocks have been largely left behind in the recent stock market rally - except for those with interest from activist investors like Carl Icahn.

You see, concerns about global demand as well as political pressure to focus on alternative energy have weighed on energy stocks. So have the low price and oversupply conditions in the natural gas markets.

Many of these energy stocks trade at what seem to be very low prices compared with the assets owned by the corporations and their future prospects.

This has attracted the attention of many activist investors looking to force the share price to unlock the real value of the underlying corporation.

One of the best-known activist investors, Carl Icahn, has accumulated several positions in leading energy companies in the past year because of low prices and under-valuations.

Icahn owns 83% of CVR, a refiner that has seen its stock price soar recently as refining margins have improved. The company also has a fertilizer business that is a major beneficiary of lower natural gas prices.

The stock has better than doubled in the past year so it would be foolish for investors to chase the shares now.

But CVR does serve as an example of the sizable returns Icahn is looking to achieve in his foray into additional energy investments, like the following two stocks he's been accumulating.

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Shale oil production continues its upward path, increasing overall U.S. oil production and making specific groups of energy stocks among the best to buy right now.

In fact, the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) reported last month that domestic oil production surpassed the 7 million barrel a day level, the highest point in nearly 20 years. Production this year, the EIA says, will rise by another 14%.

This is obviously good news for the companies producing that oil, and it gets even better. Many industries outside the energy sector, including chemicals and railroads, have benefited from the shale boom.

But there is one subsector in the energy industry that has reaped the rewards of plentiful oil from the Bakken and other areas more than any other, and that's the refining industry.

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Last week, we got another batch of oversimplificated "reasons" to explain a significant decline in energy stocks. Excuses ranged from declining demand to shale oil and gas gluts to a general market Armageddon. Now here's the truth.

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As the ongoing debate between renewables and fossil fuels continues, there is a wrong-headed presumption that there will only be one clear victor.

But recent trends in the wind and solar age tell us that this conclusion just isn't so.

The truth is both types of energy will be required to work in tandem in order to achieve our energy goals in the future.

And - as these developments accelerate - it is in this "new" energy balance that individual investors will find the next big boom.

These days, with oil-rich countries like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates unveiling huge renewable energy projects, even some analysts are drawing the wrong conclusions.

But I have to stress, renewable development is not a signal these countries are running out of crude oil anytime soon.

Quite the contrary, countries like Saudi Arabia realize that one side of this energy equation will require the help of the other.

The same holds true in North America, where the surplus of unconventional natural gas has led some to the erroneous conclusion that wind and solar - still requiring significant government subsidies - have been dealt a fatal blow.

Wrong again. This is not a winner-take-all battle. There will be no silver bullet that delivers the next "new age of energy"

Rather, it will be in the integration of all the available energy sources that will lead to the next big development. And that is going to require sourcing from genuinely distinct and dissimilar energy categories-including wind and solar.

In fact, three recent events provide clear indications that this "energy integration boom" is already well underway.

In fact, aside from the Dems picking up a few seats in the Senate, the composition remains the same - one party controlling the White House and the Senate; the other with a majority in the House.

For all the criticism of Congress kicking the can down the street, that's just what the nation as a whole did on Tuesday night.

There will be no possibility of expecting a recovery in an environment of uncertainty about rising taxes and meat cleaver program cuts.

I'm calling this the financial precipice these days because I am tired of saying "fiscal cliff." But it is one of two things that have pushed the energy markets down, along with markets across the board.

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As we come to the end of an election campaign cycle, something else will be ending as well.

Wind subsidies.

A poster child for the ongoing debate over government support for renewable energy, the wind subsidy will expire at the end of 2012. Amidst the fog and din of a political war, Congress is not going to renew it.

The wind subsidy amounts to a tax credit of some $22 per megawatt hour. Critics note that the wholesale price of electricity in many parts of the U.S. costs $44. That means the credit accounts for 50% of the grid cost.

On the solar energy side, the primary federal subsidy provides a tax credit of 30% for the cost of installed equipment. That will drop to 10% at the end of 2016. Already, a separate cash grant for up to 30% for solar energy equipment expired at the end of 2011.

Of course, both approaches have generated a considerable amount of criticism from mainly conservative opponents.

These critics claim that the only reason wind and solar are even in the game is because of these subsidies. Without them, they argue these sources of energy are not cost effective otherwise.

Then, there are others who prioritize environmentally friendly energy sources. But the penchant against government involvement and the assumption that federal subsidies are always an inefficient usage of taxpayer funds are at the core of the argument.

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